Dave Davies makes a courageous return to performing in the UK after a decade of battling to overcome a stroke when he stages a concert at London’s Barbican on April 11. The concert follows a highly popular and critically acclaimed series of shows in the US last year which announced to the world that The Kinks’ lead guitarist...
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By Ralph Gowling Ronnie Spector presents a special concert at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sunday, March 9 chronicling her 50-year career that began when she led The Ronettes to international stardom with hits like ‘Be My Baby’, ‘Baby I Love You’ and ‘Walking In The Rain’. “Fifty years ago, The Ronettes and I...
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“album in the pipeline, ready to release, maybe in time for the tour: also working on autobiography”
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January was a busy month in Los Angeles and in the UK. L.A. correspondent Elvis Aggy caught up with Ed Hill. Ed was the baritone singer for Elvis Presley. He was with Elvis’ back-up singers, JD Summers and the Stamps Quartet, for 25 years. He is also the famous voice at the end of every Elvis concert saying: “Elvis has...
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By Katie Davis Liverpool, the original home of Britain’s most famous band, The Beatles, is one of my favourite places. The atmosphere there is like no other I’ve experienced. Being a Beatles fan, visiting Liverpool was like Christmas come early, with the excitement and anticipation building up on the journey. The day we...
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FOREIGNER, with special guests Europe and FM, appear on-stage together for the first time when they undertake a short tour of the UK throughout April.
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By John Firminger Continuing our monthly visit to the cinema, when I went to see this month’s selection, ‘Disc Jockey Jamboree’ (its UK title) from 1957, I discovered it was on with ‘The Green-Eyed Blonde’ which had an ‘A’ certificate, which meant I couldn’t get in unaccompanied by an adult. Keen to see the film, I did what all...
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By Jim Stewart Arriving in Los Angeles in a dubious mode of transport with aspirations of becoming an actor, Paul Williams was initially unsuccessful in auditions to become either a Monkee or a Mouseketeer. But acting roles soon followed, and unforeseen opportunities led him to a career as a singer/ songwriter spanning 45...
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With a professional singing career spanning four decades, Mae McKenna has worked in every conceivable genre of music at the highest level. She made her first album when only 17 years old as lead singer with Contraband on the legendary Transatlantic label. Mae has since recorded five critically- acclaimed solo albums – three...
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“On January 17, I am going into hospital to have a double knee replacement operation. I should be in for about five days and then I will be recuperating for anywhere from six weeks up to three months. I hope it will only be six weeks. “I will not be able to play drums for quite a while, but I have asked Mark Ellen of Vanity...
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Hi All Just finished touring all over the UK with my good friend Chip Hawkes When we first met, it was at a time when our music was very popular, and even the clothes we wore were given to us by some of the top King’s Road fashion designers. That was 50 years ago (before my time, oh! OK, no it wasn’t). Ever since we...
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SALLY CARR, the glamorous lead singer of Middle Of The Road, will not be able to perform on stage for at least another year because of illhealth, but she will be re-recording some of the group’s songs from the 1970s. This is the latest news on Sally from fellow original group member Ken Andrew, who has known her since Middle of...
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RICK WAKEMAN embarks on a “Journey to the Centre Of The earth” tour in April to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of his landmark concept album.
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By Ralph Gowling Mike Oldfield has an album of fresh material coming out in January after a six-year gap during which he thought he would never record anything new again. It was Mike’s appearance before a global audience of 900 million at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games that sparked his return to the studio and led...
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WHO CAN forget that magical split second that lifted an already outstanding performance into a Eurovision winning classic back in 1981.
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It was 1967 when Rock came of age and was accorded its own genre within music.
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ADAM FAITH: turning our gaze towards Britain’s pop scene of the early 60s and one Adam Faith.
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Legendary 1960s bubble-gum pop songwriter Tommy Roe took a career full of stories with him when he appeared at BB King’s earlier this year. But so did his musical director/guitarist/business manager Rick Levy. Levy has kept his own career going since the ‘60s, as manager and musician. His clients over the years, as well as Roe,...
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THE sheet-anchor of the “6.5 Special” was undoubtedly the talented team of personality comperes – Jo Douglas, Pete Murray and Freddie Mills. To those who knew these artists before the advent of “6.5,” they would be considered an unlikely combination. But they have adapted themselves to the mood of the programme with great...
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It was 50 years ago this summer that it became clear there’d really been a major shift in the British music industry.
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